Adherent missile



May 19, 1925. 1,538,640

M. B. KRUSI 'ADHERENT MISSILE Filed June 5, 1922 MBJWWSZ' @513 473 61mm;7

W a w Patented May 19, 1925.

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ADHERENT M'ISSIIKEB Applicatiomfiled June a, 1922:.Serial.-N6-.r.565,624r= To}; aZZfau-lrom it Mayra 110cm:

Be it knownuthat I,;,l\ hx:B; KRUsI, a citizen of the United States, aresident of NewYork,inthecounty ofNew York and tate of New, York,have-inventedcertain new; and useful Improvements (in AdherentMissiles,.ot'zwhich the following is a specification;

This, invention relates: to noveltiesv adapted to, .be hurled asf handmissiles of the natllllefiif a, daruj avelin or ishnttlecock, confettior the. like, provocative: of amusement, ,fun and T surprise, and carry.messages or light burdens as, a. confection The principal ,.objfect oi,the invention. is i to provide means whereby such missiles. arecaus'edito engage and iclingito theclothing of thesrecipie'nt withsurprising tenacity but without injury to the, finest textile fabric.

Another purpose,isitofproduce a missile that maybemused as a flyingvehicle for the transmission of small, light articles, as favors,flowers, confections, etc., and which will resiliently adhere to fabricsurfaces until forcibly removed.

A further aim is in the provision of devices of this character foradvertising and like purposes as distributed promiscuously at fairs,carnivals, field games, theatres and like gatherings, and which areessentially simple, cheap to construct, highly attractive in appearanceand entirely safe to handle and use by young or old of either sex.

These objects are attained by the novel construction and combination ofparts hereafter described in their preferred embodiments and shown inthe accompanying drawing, forming a part of the disclosure, and in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view showing the simplest embodiment of theinvention, being merely a blossom and bur artificially con- .uected.

Figure2 is a similar view of a modification in structure, showing anobject representing a doll, as engaged with a bur.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

This invention is based upon the fact that nature produces a wonderfulstructure peculiarly well adapted to engage with any surface presenting;striations, interstices or roughnesses of, relative; fine nature,particularly a, woven fabrica The family of plants knowngenerically asthistles and specifically asburdocks, produces burs containing seed'sandcoveredwith a thorny. calyxpresentingi a multitude. of

surface of woven woolen clot-h, producing a nap, whichhno artificial?substitute'has ever equalled Smaller burs. have. from :time immemorial beenrusedib-y children to play, vdue to their peculiar finherent propertyof adhesion toe the cloth fabric from which their clothing is made.

The hooked barbs of these burs are so shaped that they can be handledwith impunity without scratching the cuticle of the hands in throwing orremoving the same and even should a scratch occur, no harm results asthe burs are nonpoisonous in their nature.

The invention then consists in connecting such natural vegetable burswith the missiles, shaping the missile in accordance with its purposeand for convenience in handling and throwing.

While the missile obviously may be made in any appropriate formwhatever, two are shown to illustrate the purposes set forth.

Referring now to Fig. 1 of the drawing, a blossom, as a rose or pink,either natural or artificial, is designated by the numeral 10, itscenter being inclosed within its petals and its stem or peduncle 11severed closely at its end from the plant.

Connected to the end of the peduncle, by suitable cement, threadstitches or other con venient and efficient means, is the base portionof a thistle bur 12, the same being in a mature condition, either greenor dry according to the season) Obviously upon throwing the missile thusmade it will hurtle through the air, bur foremost, because thepreponderance of weight is in the peduncle, while the petals act toguide the device in the manner of a feathered dart or shaft, and uponstriking a textile fabric, even very lightly, the missile adheres by itsbarbs.

In the modification shown in Fig. 2, the bur 12 is shown as connected toa figure representing a doll, comprised of a relatively heavy head 14having a flowing rufiied collar 15, below which is a loose skirt 16.

The head may contain confections 17 or the like and may be made ofpaper, cotton, etc, the remainder of the figure being paper, colored andornamental as preferred or provided with any printed matter, as anadvertisement.

In this case the head acts under the momentum imparted by the hand inthrowing and the skirt to direct the missile, ensuring that the bur willstrike the object aimed at, head on.

Other modifications in shape andsemblance will readily suggestthemselves.

While a natural thistle bur has been shown and described, it will beapparent that an artificial bur may be used as within the scope andspirit of the invention.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a simple device has beendisclosed in the preferred forms of its embodiment, but it is notdesired to restrict the details to the exact construction shown, itbeing obvious that changes, not involving the exercise of invention, maybe made without conflicting with the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. As a new article of manufacture, a hand thrown missile including arelatively heavy solid confection, a unitary flexible fabric memberconnected to said confection adapted to trail thereafter, and a burconnected to the confection in advance thereof.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a hand thrown missile comprising ahollow head adapted to act as a containing vehicle,

a heavy substance therein, a unitary skirt element trailingly attachedto said head, and a bur arranged in advance of said head.

3. .As a new article of manufacture, a hand thrown missile comprising ahollow head adapted to act as a vehicle, a weighty matter containedtherein, a fabricated one piece skirt element trailingly attached tosaid head, and a bur arranged in advance of said head, said burpresenting a plurality of hooked barb elements adapted to engage atextile fabric and support the missile.

4. A missile comprising a fiocculent, yieldable body composed of aplurality of overlapping elements connected at a common center, and anatural bur engaged to said body at the center thereof to extendoppositely outward from said elements.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this application.

MAX B. KRUSI.

